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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-18
Affairs In France,

BERLIN, Feb. l7.-Tho North German
ea;!I'e publishes adyices from Barcelona,
% the effect that extensive purchases Of
SSeEses by the French Government have
S Ssen made in Spain, and that the sheep
..'sa sSs!esa Of the palstinate Of Alsace-Lor-
,1ae ~ .. who supply France, are purchasing
" i.he sheep and cattle they can secure.
FARls, Feb. l7.-Thrco per cont rentea
- y, account opened this morning at III
aic, q decline Of 10 centimes from last
ssSiealng's closing quotations. The price
~ ;sSaSaaccd during the day, and at the close
" 1se quotation was IS francs l21 centimes,
~ Ias 'las is attributable to the peaceful
ssafacter Of the articles in the French
Eea In regard to the relations between
~ tyb'aace and Germany and to orders from
,-s s-s provinces. for purchases for invest-
FssI.= Us. =
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MURDER AT SEwELL,
Tho Particulars of the Crimo-ExcItemc cnt
Subsidiug. q

The Particulars of the Crimo-Excltemc Ont
subsiding. +,
sptcta! Correspondence Of The Initlliyenctr,
sEwELL STATION, FAYETTE County, w.
Va, Feb. 15.-The excitement here owe,
the murder Of Mr.. William D. Donaldson
has about subsided. Joseph s. Thurmond,
the murderer, was admitted to bail by
Judge Holt, Saturday, in penalty Of
$4,000. A great many criticize Judge
Holt for allowing bail to the perpetrator
OF what they consider the most deliberate
and co!d.blooded murder that has eyor
occurred in the State. - 5I1075', =
Donaldson, the murdered man, was a
native of Scotland, about thirty years of
age, and brother OF G. M. Donaldson
the Liverpool lumber merchant. He was
extensively engaged hero in the manufac.
ture OF car timber, which he shipped to
England. he YVES great traveller, had
been nearly twice around the world, and
had engaged in the lumber business in
Australia, South America and other coun.
tries. He married l.dy in North Caro-.
lima about fifteen moaths sgo, whom he
leaves with young infant. 5a5e-.}s
Thurmend, the murderer, Is a gon Of
William D. Thurmond, the old guerilla
captain Of the "Thurmond Bush%hack.
era." Many arc the tales Of WOO. theft
brutality and murder that are told on old
man Thurmond and his men, but your
correspondent will not repeat them now,
suffice to eay the son must have inherited
his desire for blood frora his father,
Thurmond's crime ia as follows: A few
days before the murder he had CHARGED
Donaldson for and WIS psil for the priv.
legee OF small ditch through his land
which ditch carried water to Donaldson's
miiis. Ho afterTard ssw Donaldson'a
foreman and asked him what he would do
if he (Thurmond) should stop that ditch
up. He said II he stopped tha,
ditch up and any person would
clean it out hv would get hie
gun and blow their brains out, He did
stop it up and watched it, When
Donaldson found bis ditch was closed he
took . ehovel and started to clean it ont
He laid his shovel down behind him and
was stopping down over the ditch LIFTING
out q large stone when Thurmond slipped
up behind him and struck him on tbe
back OF tho head with tho shovel, and
jumped on him as he lay in tho ditch.
Finding Donaldson was dying, he got linn
out Of tho ditch to some blocks Of wood
and left him there to die. He was arrest.
ed and taken to Fayetteville and commit,
ted to jail by the Justice without bail
The only persons in the county who ex.
press any sympathy for Thurmond arc
those who aided his father in his s'raids''
on Union people during the rebellion.
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TIE AUDITORS OFFICE.

An Examination to be Made Into the School
~ ..gu N n fund. rrNs +. n ~.
Special Dispatch 10 The Intelli1metr. #
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. T7.-Follow-
ing is tho full text Of House Joint Resolu-
ton No. 20. Providing for an examina-
ton Of certain matters in the Auditors
Office" s-H s.'. ~ IA 5,ES'
Resolred by The Legislature Of i7es! Virginia: !:
!. That joint committee Of two Soma
tors be appointed by tho Preeidont Of the
Senate, and threo Delegates bo appointed
by the Speaker OF the House OF Delegates,
whese duty 1t shall be to investigate the
books in the Auditor office, and ASCERTAIN
whether, since tho 4.h OF March, 1877,
tho school fund has received its proper
proportion Of the moneys that have come
into the treasury: Whether moro OF the
taxes returned delinquent have been
charged to the School Fund than ought to
havo been charged; whether all appro-
priations made to the gchcol fund have
been paid in accordance with tho law
making them, and If not, what sum is due
because Of any such failure; what debts
the State owed to the school fund at the
close OF the last fiscal year, the date OF
each and to what time the interest on zach
has beon paid. T5
2.SSaid committee is hereby granted
power to send for persons and papers and
to investigate such other books belonging
to the State as may be necessary to the
proper prosecution Of the matter with
which 1t is hereby authorized to report by
bill or otherwise. ,.S .:.z2-,-;.-, ),
The resolution was offered in the House
I by Mr.. Sydenstrieker, Democrat, and is
expected TO develop the fact that the
charges the Republicans have been max
ing for several years Of mismanagement,
not to ssy misapproprlation, of the school
fund, were entirely true. It. is said that
in the last campaign the Auditors books
showed about 500 900 to the credit Of the
State which was not really thcre. This
was brought about by sealing up and
pigeon-holing claims against the State
which were authenticated and should have
been paid, aud by using for other pur-
poses monies which should have been
paid into the school fund. ;,figEs
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Wesv VIRGINIA has a local option law.
c,lu!ies which do not want liquor sold
within their borders do not license 1.-THE
ao gool on and there is no revenue from
L. |: rsy be sruyely doubted whsthor
Prohibition will prohibit any moro In
Oaio couu!y than it does in Mononga!ia,
HHris0n or other counties whore there is
no loliCense. }a =
Bit, unless ue entirely !aisapp-shend
hsresllt, Ohio county will suffer as no
saer county does or can; she will be de-.
Ni7sd OF the revenue, bu. Bhe will rot get
idOt the run, evil. There may be leau
t.e' sold, bu! there will be more whisky,
7hicb contains more fire in given quan.
a!5 and is mora caaily handled in con-
taband traffic.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. l7.-Messrs,
Rice, Wait, Ketcham, Phelps and Hit.
Republican members OF the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, have prepared
the minority report in favor OF the Senate
bill on the fisheries question, which pro.
vides for retaliation against Great Britain.
The report is very brief, and simply says
that the minority OF the committee, dcai-
rous OF securing prompt action and, If
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was argued that the submission OF thu
amendment would give them time, anf
that in tho end the amendment might bt
defeated. Tho brewers did not take thil
view. II something had to come they
preferred House bill No. SO, which per
mittcd them 10 manufacture, and which
tho next Legislature might repeal. The
mon employed In the brewerles looked
blue and did not quite know what to make
OF 1t all.
Among citizens not ongsged in any
branch OF the threatened business there
was, OF course, much difference Of opinion,
though merchants rs rule Expressed
themselves as against prohibition. They
enid 1t would hurt the business OF the CITY,
deprive It OF revenue and increase taxa.
ton, for the revenuo had to be raised In
some way, and then, they said, liquor
would beBold as usual. A business man
who Is NOT a patron Of the saloons said:
BIG Lcss IN REVENUE.
eve shall loso about $4,000 in license
fees and water rents, and that must be
made MAJ up in some way" Another said,
They have hit Ohio county again,
haven't they? 1t Geems that they are
always devia,ng means TO increase our
burdens. l never enter q saloon and I
don't drink, but nm against this measure,
because ! think 1t will bel failure and wo
shall have to pay. heavily for It," ~. ~
1t was noticeable that many men who
nsyer touch drop of alcoholic ssimulaut
ayowed Themselves az against the measure,
while some steady drinkers said they
would not only vote for the amendment
bnt do all in their power to help 1t along.
Tho total abstinence proh!bitionists were
of course jubllant, though they wore no
less surprised than tho liquor men. They
have no doubt Of the adoption OF the
amendment, and in this the liquor men
are disposed to sgreo with them. Nobody
expects the measure to carry in Ohio
county, and very few doubt TINT 1t will
carry In the State, SO out Of the hfty-iour
counties only ten grant license.
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DunL1s, Feb. 1.-THE pauper, at the
New Ross Workhouse yesterday broke in.
TO the Council chamber Of the Poor Law
Guardians, while that body was in session,
and pelted them with various missiles,
The master Of the workhouse received
severe beating from the assailants. The
police were powerless to prevent the out.
rage. Rs!ntorcements have been sum.
moned to their assistance. The paupers
are still mutinous, and arc holding the
workhouae against the authorities, N
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IFshs people, at the nexs general cleo
in, ADOPT ths prohibitory amendment,
tsLa:islstire elected at that time is re.
ssii,l to adopt measures to put in oper'
ton tho provisions Of tho amendment.
:sppoaa tho Legislature were to refuse 7
lnb,bly it would not refuse, but suppose
-AiN9 u ---.-L-.
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judicial JuEgle NIpped,

SPECIAL DSpdlch 70 Tie InlelllQtncer. NJ 10
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
Senate to-day rejected bill to g0rryman.
der the secoud and Third Judicial Cir.
cults after a warm debate, Senators Nc
C!reerry, Swi!zer, Unger and Gettinger hay.
ing the fairncea to vote mo" with the Re.
publicars. fl0 W. ~ T''-'.--'
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\ Mixed Commission.

OTTAWA, oNr.. Feb. l7.-With refer
eaes to tho reported interview with Sir
lionel West, British ambassador at Wash
.aasson, In New York, on Tuesday, in refer
saseto the fishery question, tho suppression
PREVAILS in official circlea here that
s@!sed ~ commission similar To that which
az "a. IN Halifax in 1872 will be agreed upon
,sI ,s that the fishery question including
,.Sa ,S International difficulties rs: that in.
uyed wye, III the Hesdlands matter will be
saIed forever.
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Didn't Nccd ANY Moro.

PlrTsDuRoH, Feb. IVA Commercial
Gazette Everson, Pa, special says: Law:
renee Peacock shot and almost instantly
killed Robert Percy. The murder was
deliberate and cold blooded. Peacock,
who had been drinking for several
days was aimleasly firing shot gun when
Percy came out Of his house snd jokinely
said, "Shoot this way" Vs., :,
Peacock then deliberately aimed at him
and fired: Percy threw up his arms and
cried out, II am ahot." Peacock asked
him il he wanted any more and walked
away. The injured man died in few
moments. ~
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Bragc's Drnpery UiIl.

5s WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. " The
Houao Committee on Judiciary has agreed
to report favorable bills providing for an
additional juatice Of the Supreme Court Of
Dakota Territory and defining and pun.
ishing the crimes Of firing woods, grass
and forest belonging to the United, STATED.
An adverse report will be made on Mr..
Bragg's bill making il unlswinl to decor.
ate and dtape public buildings as at
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Az error in Charleston dispatch made
iappssr tbst the stock Of the Wheeling
China Company would be 81, 900 q share.
The shares will be SlOO. It ought not 10
BE- difficult TO raise all the money that is
,sged for rs good an enterprise.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-18

The way to deal with the Canadians, II
they don't come to time, is to cut them of
si.hoE! shilling. Let them sell moth
irr in taiscountry, and havs.nothing to do
With them. They will rot long consent
bDe shut out.
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possible, unanimity OF expression Of both
branches Of Congress on the pending
questions In dispute between this Govern.
ment and Great Britain concerning the
fisheries, and'believing that the bill which
has already passed. tho Senate by sub
Btantially unanimous vote, clothes the
executive with ample powers, are con.
strained to differ from the recommenda.
ton OF the majority that tho House adopt
a separate or new measure which will
necessarily DO followed by delay.
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TIE ISrGLLldENcER yesterday promised
is readers another little rurpriso. They
@n belcr, tho dEy was over. twas not
Isc!y III tho line they e1pactsd, and that
1,ig 1t all tho mors q surprise. Now
selc may be just cne more in store. 3
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pRruArs there is something else the
Pnsllent would like to veto. There was
French King who earned the title Of
Monsieur Veto. Whore Is that French
Kin, unW2 --- -
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THERE 10 II Scotch Croitcr'a question,
nd Parliament will have too deal with
MI loo. II Ia time for England 10 en-
NIX upon campaign OF common
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VHnVHtsA CHtIOIIs
SDtrid! Dispatch to The Iuttllioencer.

sDtcd! Dispatch to The Initllgencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. ITO. G.
seoield. Governor jackson and G. W.
Thompson returned to the seat OF war to-
night. a.
Senator Camden returned this morning
and wGs present at the joint session.
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WEsre glad that United States District
]aise ylaIge!t, Of Chicago, holds 1t no
libel to call man a crank. There are
some Ct them in West Virginia, and theue
Ebelsuits sro annoying.
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SENATOR SoMMEEvILLE can claim that he
Al II, Nobody can rob him oi his share
otthe prohibition vic:ory-he can't even
,,b himself OF 1t. J'4
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Saw tosEs is down on the white neck
IA. Yes It does have to be washed once
/, awhile. I.,L
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Ghe Gtteu.iigetnrr.,
oa,c, No.. 20 nnd ~ fourteenth Street.

!, West Virginia, too, to 'go dry2" i.
,oois ths. way. ..L.- N. laa His.
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psOulplTfoy may not prohibit, and we
,bint /, doesn't, but It passes the West
vi,,nia Legislature MI the same. N
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Tho Biggest stea m ship Sold.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17.-Tho steamship
Great Eastern was sold at auction here to-
day for $4,000. @
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Gnu for Col lie voted to pass the
r,,,.,ped bill over the veto. Fe
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TIE FEELING HERE

Ono OF Great surprise-A Variety OF 0pla.
Ions as to tho Move.
The announcement that tho resolution
to submit tho prohibitory amendment
had passed the Legislature came like q
thunder-clap. Tho newspaper bulletins
announcing the change OF votes by which
this was accomplished were eagerly scan
ned by people Of all classes.
The SALOON keepers, who arc nearly all
Democratic, got up and howled. They
wero bitter in their denunciation Of the
three Democratic Senators who changed
their votes in favor OF the resolution.
""Why," said one OF them, "the Demo
cratic party processes to be against
sumptuary laws. We voted for Senator
Somnerville because We had reason TO
expect him to stay with us. I can't
understand his action. Il the Repubt-3
cans had had tho Legislature We wouldn't
have been surprised, but this is some.
thing we did not expect" The general
expression among saloon keepers was
that people who want 1t will be able to
get what they want, but none Of them
wanted to be quoted individually as say
ing go. This opinion is not confined to
the saloon keepers. " W
A Wholesale liquor dealer said: MY
best trade outside Of this city is in the no.
license counties. II the people adopt the
constitutional amendment We may have
to move our establishment across the
river, but OF course We shall continue to
sell in West,Virginia just the same. You
don't think the men who like their drink
will shut of, do you?" i%&4zJ Z
HARD on TUE BREWERS.
The matter Is Of much moro serious
moment for tho brewers. They will not
be allowed to manufacture, and they do
not know yet what they would be able to
do with their establishments, which have
been built for the brewing business, and
at great cost. The suggestion was made
to them that the amendment would be
better for them than House bill No. 50,
which seemed to be going through. Il
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-23
NEW MARTINsyILLE NEWS.

Special Correspondence Of the Sunday Register.
NEW MARTINsvILLE, October 22.-Miss
Grace Jones, of Dillie's Bottom, is the
guest Of Miss Lena Umstead.
r. T. Richardson has opened up small
drug store in Sheriff Stender's office until
bis building is ready to occupy.
County Court has been in session all
week.
w. P. Baggs and wife have returned
home after few days visit to friends IN
town.
Jas. E. Young has opened stock Of
groceries and notions in the Murphy
building, near the pump.
DR. Grim has removed to his property
across the creek.
T. n. Higgins and wife returned We'd
nesday from visit to relatives Mt Chicago.
Mrs. Justus Eakin has been confined to
her room the past week.
Miss Alice Leap has been visiting friends
at Cameron this week.
The Commissioners in the condemnation
proceedings of the Ohio River Railroad
Company against Felix Abersold, to con-
denim a fractian under two acres OF land,
assessed the damages at 81, $50.
Jacob and John Koutz will run rail-
road switch into their staye yards next
week.
Judge Staley and wife have returned
home from n two weeks sojourn with
friends at Chicago.
Rev. McClung and family occupy part
of Mrs. CoX's house.
Mrs. VIM. A. Newman aud Miss Kate
West, OF Pine Grove, are visiting relatives
in town.
Miss Anna Reithmiller has returned
from a few days visit to friends at Pitts
burg.
The residents in the vicinity OF Burling-
ton are laying fagstone walk to town,
and have it almost completed.
The Womens Temperance Union gave a
very pleasant entertainment, Friday even
ing, at the M. f. church.
Hon. d. ID. Johnson and G. ID. Smith,
Esq, of Tyler bar, were in town to-day.
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WITICISNIS.

An Illinois farmer has made a cheese in
the shape of man. 1t is said to look like
thing of hfe-and very likely it is
YORkers Statesman.
John NJ. Ward, the baseballist, speaks
five languages. What an advantage that
must be when ball hits his finger tips
LODsU Courier.
Yes, Eyelina, dear, many car wheels are
now made of paper. The rest are mostly
discarded railroad apple pies and cookies.
-SHmmerriHs Journal.
mo, my son, a mouse does not grow
into rat any more than a dude ever be-
comes a man. Quite a different race in
either case. "-Bost0n Transcript.
Wouldn't it be nice if Ignatius DOnnel-
", in his Shakespearean researches, should
discover who the villain was that slugged
Billy Patterson?-Puek.
Sarah Bernhardt has written a play that
she calls 1.-THE Pin" She does not believe
that any OF the critics will dare to sit
down on it. Boston Post.
The poet who sang az Owe No Man q
Dollar" uncOnscionsly paid high tribute
to the business sagacity of the community
in which he lives.-Puek.
''Out of every 100 female school teach
ers," says an exchange, ''seven marry eve
~ year" The seven seem to be doing
business for the whole 100.-LyRn Item.
1t is all well enough to say that thirteen
is an unlucky number. But this country
started in business with thirteen States,
and seemed to be holding her own up to
going to press.
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PHILADELPHIA political methods ex-
tend to Camden, n. j., just across the river
and there find q miniature reflection. An
incident of this nature is the settlement Of
a suit brought against Clerk BURROUGHS
by one ELI B. MORGAN, q well-known Re
publican politician to recover $500 for
money loaned and campaign expenses
The facts, as they are made to appear, are
that MORGAN made an agreement with
BURROUGHS to put ont his money and
mt in his work for the latter in consid-
Grafton of being appointed deputy clerk
in case of BURROUGHs's election. Nor
GAN seems to have carried out his part
of the contract, seeing BURRoUHs
not only through the election, but
through contest which followed; but
when once in office BURROUGHS refused not
only to appoint MORGAN his deputy, but
even to repay the money spent in eleeting
him. The manner in which the suit was
compromised is as characteristic Of political
morality in that place as was the orig
nal agreement. As stated by the New York
Tribune, the scandal OF court trial in
which the secrets Of the party must be re-
vealed was ayerted by the payment OF 81
500 to MORGAN land the promise Of an
other position in the eounty's service"
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NJ. E. Church, Bridgeport, to-day, con-
Quoted by Rev. Braxton Daniels, OF TINS
city. Rev. ]. II. Rogers will preach In
the afternoon.
Ticket No. II drew the stove that was
CHANGED off the moulders ball on Friday
evening.
A social hop was given Friday evening
in Hoover & Wise's new blacksmith and
wagon shop.
Our people will consider the advisabiiity
of having street fair at q meeting on
November 10th.
The steamer Bellaire is on bsr at Cap
tina.
Elmer Muhlemsu and Miss Cynthia
Elson Of Pinch Run, were married last
night.
Rev. R. F. Keller delivered memorial
address to Bridgeport Odd Fellows last
night.
G. B. Borem, the street paving con-
tractor has gone to Steubenville to work
for short time.
A. C. Hill, formerly of this city, Is now
drumming trade for McGinD, the Pittsburg
cracker man.
Chief Muth and his assistants have raised
over half the amount required for the new
racing reel. Has the city subscribed any
thing yet?
Rev. Mcdonald has returned home to
Washington, d. c., after short visit with
his son in this city.
VIM. A. Verbeck, we'll known in this
city, while climbing out of well he was
digging at New Martinsville, W. Va, fell
backward and broke his neck.
Col. David Rankin is confined to his
home by sickness.
NJ. f. Pearson has Just completed a line
job of plastering in Jas. Tallman's new
building.